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A weekly digest of the big stories around the Jewish world, through a Jewish Journalist lens.
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96. Babka Social (with Serge from Babka)
This week: The chaos of Elon Musk’s Twitter has chased users and news organizations away, while a new wave of Twitter clones try to recreate the sense of community it has. So what does this mean for the Jews, and why should anyone care? I talk about that with Serge, the founder of Babka Social, a new Jewish social media platform.
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The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/
Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc
Babka Social: https://babka.social/explore
Babka blog: https://blog.babka.social/
23 kHz project: https://blog.babka.social/2023/02/announcing-23khz/
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/explore
If you want to try out Mastodon: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/08/what-is-mastodon/ and https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/
"Using Mastodon can feel like eating your vegetables": https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media
"Actual usage of the fediverse continues to increase month by month": https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/08/lazy-reporters-claiming-fediverse-is-slumping-despite-massive-increase-in-usage/
Hunt for the next Twitter: https://www.theverge.com/23686584/twitter-alternative-social-media-platforms-mastodon-bluesky-activitypub-protocol
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xV0WNmIqMyiIxoMXrrG996J6XK4up2AXDchOY28-VqQ/edit?usp=sharing -
95. TV's Unapologetic Jewish Women (feat. Dr. Samantha Pickette)
This week: Jewish women rarely get a fair shake in pop culture, often showing up as flat stereotypes like the “Jewish American Princess” trope. But over the past decade, especially on TV, that’s been changing. So I talk with Dr. Samantha Pickette, author of “Peak TV’s Unapologetic Jewish Woman,” all about that.
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The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/
Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc
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Other writings: https://www.heyalma.com/in-hulus-fleishman-is-in-trouble-jewish-women-defy-their-stereotypes/
Bagel Report with Pickette: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unapologetic-bagels-feat-dr-samantha-pickette/id1487559377?i=1000602602260
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJ4c83Gskcn-jRSeiKNGujXJWxGbmwEH_Gm2Uyweu44/edit?usp=sharing -
94. Israeli Judicial Reform
This week: The Israeli president says the country is on the brink of civil war because the current government is trying to make the Israeli Supreme Court powerless. So let’s talk about judicial reform, and how the long-time-coming crisis is really the Occupation finally and fully biting Israel in the ass.
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The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/
Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc
Big reads on historical context: https://newrepublic.com/article/163005/israel-supreme-court-right-wing-enemy-people
https://www.972mag.com/simcha-rothman-coup-judicial-system/
Moment Magazine: https://momentmag.com/israeli-supreme-court/
https://momentmag.com/deri-israel-supreme-court/
JTA Elon Moreh: https://www.jta.org/archive/israels-supreme-court-rules-elon-moreh-in-samaria-must-be-removed
Christian Science Monitor: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2015/1116/Why-Israel-s-right-wing-is-gunning-for-nation-s-Supreme-Court
Proposed Constitution: https://en.idi.org.il/articles/47894
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UwG9b7qiFlcr5Ujo4dEBw-Y7XttEOWRTw4OCGozyhGs/edit?usp=sharing -
93. The Jewish Case Against ChatGPT
This week: ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have become all the rage, bringing an idealistic vision of revolutionizing work and communication. Some say that Jewish organizations should now be using these tools. So it’s time for a reality check on how these AI chatbots can affect the Jews.
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The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/
Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc
EJP piece: https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/a-case-for-jewish-nonprofits-to-use-chatgpt/
ChatGPT goes to law school: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/chatgpt-goes-law-school
Clergy and ChatGPT: https://apnews.com/article/technology-artificial-intelligence-kentucky-religion-65822bf1c46de7630d3441e9ff4ff41a
Bing chatbot going rogue: https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-microsoft-corp-business-software-fb49e5d625bf37be0527e5173116bef3
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/15/23599072/microsoft-ai-bing-personality-conversations-spy-employees-webcams
Jewish education: https://www.lookstein.org/blog/how-jewish-studies-teachers-can-use-chatgpt-part-2/
Time Magazine investigation: https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
Washington Post stories: https://wapo.st/3mdc70E
https://wapo.st/41vQWGW
Plagiarism: https://futurism.com/cnet-ai-plagiarism
https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/lensas-a-i-avatars-the-uncomfortable-places-their-magic-comes-from.html?via=rss_socialflow_facebook
Environmental: https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/11/11/132004/the-computing-power-needed-to-train-ai-is-now-rising-seven-times-faster-than-ever-before/
https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/06/06/239031/training-a-single-ai-model-can-emit-as-much-carbon-as-five-cars-in-their-lifetimes/
AI bias: https://hbr.org/2019/10/what-do-we-do-about-the-biases-in-ai
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QA1MbNJq1xim6BPfgnkrvWEimPg9cdGDY7Rb15vwIFI/edit?usp=sharing -
92. Yeshiva University vs. Queer Jews (with Rachael Fried)
This week: A group of LGBTQ students are suing Yeshiva University, representing a club called the YU Pride Alliance, to get it officially recognized by the school. The court case speaks to the future of queer Jews in Modern Orthodoxy — so I talk with Rachael Fried, the executive director at JQY, an organization in New York City that supports LGBTQ youth and young adults from Orthodox homes.
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Cincy Jewfolk: https://cincyjewfolk.com/
The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/
Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc
JQY: https://www.jqyouth.org/
Yeshiva University FAQs referenced by Fried: https://5townscentral.com/2022/09/01/r-dr-ari-berman-addresses-questions-regarding-yeshiva-university-the-supreme-court/
Overview of legal fight: https://religionnews.com/2022/12/16/ruling-instructs-yeshiva-university-to-recognize-lgbtq-club/
Deep dive on community divisions around YU: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/11/07/yeshiva-university-announces-lgbtq-club-amid-lawsuit
New York Jewish Week reporting: https://www.jta.org/2022/09/14/ny/supreme-court-returns-yus-case-against-gay-pride-club-to-lower-courts-but-signals-its-interest-in-the-issue
https://www.jta.org/2022/09/16/ny/yeshiva-university-suspends-all-student-clubs-as-it-appeals-case-against-lgbtq-alliance
https://www.jta.org/2022/09/20/united-states/jewish-queer-youth-provide-grants-to-y-u-student-clubs-amid-suspension
https://www.jta.org/2022/09/21/ny/lgbtq-alliance-puts-demands-on-hold-after-yeshiva-university-suspends-all-student-clubs
https://www.jta.org/2022/10/24/ny/yeshiva-university-fighting-lgbtq-club-launches-one-of-its-own
https://www.jta.org/2023/01/11/ny/state-lawmakers-challenge-yeshiva-universitys-claims-to-public-funds
Adoptions story referenced by Fried: https://apnews.com/article/religion-lawsuits-tennessee-nashville-58900a55eb9344d4a51143325fa609c3
Transcript for this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ocq695uUUjpS-Y7aBnlzs7sX6Tc5TOHo_vbivOC9YDk/edit?usp=sharing -
91. How The Soviet Jew Was Made (with Sasha Senderovich)
This week: About 100 years ago, in the wake of the Russian Revolution and the pogroms that followed, millions of Jews in Eastern Europe became Soviet Jews. But what really is a Soviet Jew? And how does that history affect Jews today? That’s what I talk about with UW Professor Sasha Senderovich.
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The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/
Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc
Senderovich's website for speaking info: http://www.sashasenderovich.com
Buy "How The Soviet Jew Was Made": https://www.amazon.com/How-Soviet-Jew-Was-Made/dp/0674238192
Gary Shteyngart's review: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/02/09/beyond-the-pale-how-the-soviet-jew-was-made-senderovich/
Late Stalinism: https://www.amazon.com/Late-Stalinism-Aesthetics-Evgeny-Dobrenko/dp/0300198477
Legacy of Blood: https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Blood-Pogroms-Ritual-Soviets/dp/0190466456?ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_wLYKDQor6hKavfR_QItdQfhrEYx9j8Yq3VV0QHNDcw/edit?usp=sharing
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